How 7Stacks Can be Used to Organize Windows7 Icons

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If your desktop gets cluttered with Icons, one way to remedy the problem is to use 7Stacks, a freeware program from Alastria Software.

With 7Stacks, you can organize you icons and make them available as a stack or a menu or a grid. You can put the Icons that are in common, or a folder. It is easy to do. Here are the steps.

First is the Installation process

Next is the Setup.

7Stacks-Setup

This is followed by the license agreement:

Accept the License Agreement

Pick the destination to install to.

Pick the Destination Location

Where to install select the Menu Folder

The additional tasks screen appears, where you can select additional icons.

Do You Want to Create a Desktop Icon?

With all of these items answered or selected, you are now ready to install.

Click to Install the Program

The installation is complete.

The Setup is Complete and you can launch the 7Stacks program

A Computer DeskTop

Current Desk Top Before Running 7Stacks

Launch the 7Stack application.

Select the Folder To Use For the Icon Stack

Select a folder, which will stack the icons.

Create a New Vertical Stack

Or create a different type of stack.

There are 5 different Stack Types to Use

Launch the program, and stacking the icons in a grid like fashion.

A Desktop Stack using the Grid Format

Another benefit for users is that one can use it to browse and access documents within a folder very quickly. The typical experience is that if you want to open a file in a folder, you have to launch the app, or locate it in Computer and find the folder that contains the application. Then you can launch it. In the 7stacks format, create a stack with a folder that will contain your document, and lauch it. The clicks or keystrokes will be cut down dramatically.

You can download 7Stacks from: http://www.alastria.com/index.php?p=home

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